In our first official episode of Season 3 Anasa and Calvin attempt to make sense of what's happening in the world right now. They get into what defunding the police really means, tackling issues in the workplace and what to tell all those nice folks asking how they can help. They also talk John Boyega's fiery Hyde Park speech, Problem Areas with Wyatt Cenac, and the transformational Wellness of We. Tell us what y'all think at @thebigwepodcast & check us out at thebigwepodcast.com.

Hey guys! We're back and getting ready for Season 3 of The BIG We podcast. Since we're staying home like everyone else and starting to go a little stir crazy, we wanted to go live to catch up with the world and one another. Talk to you guys soon!

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We talk to our favorite comedian Kevin Avery about the new blaxploitation throwback film, Dolemite is My Name starring Eddie Murphy. We talk to Kevin about the legacy of blaxploitation, gender, race, and how marginalized groups have always found creative ways to get their work seen by the world.

What do our superpowers teach us about our longings? How do we create spaces for young people to fully step into their voices and power? In this special episode, we’re SO thrilled to be joined by our favorite sci fi & Afrofuturism visionaries, Autumn and adrienne maree brown! Join our juicy conversation about love, parenthood, imagination, youth, magic, and longing as we explore the new scifi show “Raising Dion.

In this special Indigenous People’s Day edition of the Big We, we talk to our friends Kevin Killer and Sarah Eagle Heart who recently returned from a trip to Ghana as part of a truth and healing project to commemorate the 400 year anniversary since 1619.

Afrofuturism is everywhere! Allow Calvin and Anasa to be your guides to the Renaissance of Black storytellers who are accessing their imaginations to liberate the past, present and future…

Anasa and Calvin are feeling sad about Dave Chappelle. What do we do when people we want to root for disappoint us? How do we hold courageous conversations on important issues that call people IN rather than cancel them, allow space for growth and learning, but still center the dignity and humanity of those who have been harmed?

The BIG We is back! In this episode Anasa and Calvin talk about the history and magic of #BlackAugust and why sustaining Black JOY is the most powerful, radical, healing, freeing thing they can do in this #YearofReturn.

https://anchor.fm/thebigwe/episodes/Bonus-Requiem-for-the-Meaning-of-July-4th---JuneteenthEdition-e4heuc/a-ai9q26

Wisdom from Hawaii with Norma Wong & Na’alehu Anthony

Calvin and Anasa weren’t expecting a visit to a former plantation in North Carolina to change their lives, but sometimes we need to go back to the past to heal the future. Hear their tales of return to Southern land, to joy beyond justice, to the songs of Lauryn Hill, to the trauma of R.Kelly.

In this pre-episode of the Big We, Anasa shares how she LOVES being with her family at the holidays, but doesn’t feel great about the ugly history of “Thanksgiving.” So she came up with a new family ritual to celebrate connection, community, and the visionary future we create together.